One step closer to confirm (or not) the inflationary epoch

28/08/2014
The IAC has completed the integration and testing of the first pixel for the second QUIJOTE instrument, the TGI (Thirty GHz Instrument), which will confirm or deny the detection of B-modes in the polarization of the cosmic microwave background. The first telescope and the first instrument are both operating in the band from 10 to 20 GHz since November 2012, at the Teide Observatory. The second telescope has recently been installed at the Observatory, and the TGI is in the integration stage at the IAC headquarters. Both the second telescope and TGI are planned to be in commissioning by the end of 2014, covering the range from 26 to 36 GHz. >>Read more